FAVK075 Cinema of the South-East Europe: Bulgaria and Yugoslavia

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 13. 10. 9:00–12:40 C34, Sat 1. 12. 9:00–12:40 C34, 14:00–15:40 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 69 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/69, only registered: 0/69, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/69
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture is focused on national cinemas of Bulgaria and the countries of the former Yugoslavia from the beginnings to present days.
The main aims of the course are:
to get acquainted with the history of cinemas of Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia
to study their pieces of art as well as genre production and other elements of popular culture
to discusse historical and political conditions of these national cinemas, including questions of propaganda and banned films.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
be acquainted with typical genres of Bulgarian and Yugoslavian cinema
know a local star system in the cinema of the former Yugoslavia
understand, how film art reflect history of the region
interpret hidden and subversive meanings in watched films
recognize their aesthetic value
understand relationships between politics and film industry in the region
decode elements of nationalism and propaganda
be acquainted with contemporary production of Bulgarian and post-Yugoslavian cinemas
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to national cinemas of the Balkans.
  • 2. The beginnings of the Bulgarian cinema, poetic realism, the sixties.
  • 3. The migration cycle, epic movies on 1300th anniversary of the first Bulgarian state.
  • 4. Bulgarian cinema after 1989.
  • 5. The beginnings and the specifics of Yugoslav film industry, partisan movies.
  • 6. How the „novi film“ became a „black wave“.
  • 7. The seventies, the Prague school.
  • 8. Reflection of the wars 1991–1999.
  • 9. Serbian and Montenegrin cinema after 1989.
  • 10. Croatian cinema after 1989.
  • 11. Bosnian cinema after 1989.
  • 12. Slovenian cinema after 1989.
  • 13. Macedonian cinema after 1989.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DUDKOVÁ, Jana. Balkán alebo metafora : balkanizmus a srbský film 90. rokov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenský filmový ústav, 2008, 274 s. ISBN 9788022410106. info
  • The cinema of the Balkans. Edited by Dina Jordanova. 1st pub. London: Wallflower, 2006, xvi, 291. ISBN 1904764819. info
  • GOULDING, Daniel J. Liberated cinema : the Yugoslav experience, 1945-2001. 2nd, rev. and expanded ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2002, xiv, 285. ISBN 025321582X. info
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Cinema of flames : Balkan film, culture and the media. 1st publ. London: BFI, 2001, 322 s. ISBN 9780851708478. info
    not specified
  • PASKALJEVIĆ, Goran. The cinema of Goran Paskaljević. Edited by Predrag J. Marković - Dušan Šević. Belgrade: Stubovi kulture, 2010, 138 s. ISBN 9788679793164. info
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Emir Kusturica. 1st pub. London: BFI Publishing, 2002, 198 s. ISBN 0851708986. info
  • GOCIĆ, Goran. Notes from the underground : the cinema of Emir Kusturica. 1st pub. London: Wallflower Press, 2001, 196 s. ISBN 1903364167. info
  • Five filmmakers : Tarkovsky, Forman, Polanski, Szabó, Makavejev. Edited by Daniel J. Goulding. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994, xi, 289. ISBN 0253208254. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, readings, discussions, film screenings.
Assessment methods
Exam: personal anotated filmography of 24 watched films for discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Předmět se vypisuje jednou za 5 let.
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